NHS Bristol launches info app
NHS Bristol has launched a free iPhone application to provide patients with information on NHS services in its area. The primary care trust said its application, which can be downloaded from iTunes, is the first of its type in the UK. The application provides details of every health service in Bristol, including GP practices, walk-in […]
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Want to quit? There’s an app for that
The Department of Health has launched an iPhone application to help people stop smoking. The application was launched today by public health minister Gillian Merron to coincide with No Smoking Day. The DH said the application was the first official NHS Quit Smoking app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. The application provides daily hints […]
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Cloudy outlook on government ICT
The Cabinet Office has published a ten year strategy for government ICT that emphasises the use of cloud computing and greater standardisation across the public sector.
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Mayo Clinic to develop mobile phone apps
The internationally renowned Mayo Clinic has announced plans to jointly develop and sell mobile phone health applications.
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Tech vital to medication adherence
Information technology has a vital role to lay in cutting medication-related errors and improving medication adherence among older people, suggests a recent report. The report says that of the 3 billion medication prescriptions issued each year in the US, 12% are never picked up by the patient and 40% are not taken correctly. Published by […]
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